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WWYD? Daycare wants to know about competition
I gave official notice to our current provider. I got a call from the director and he is trying to keep us (I totally get where he is coming from). He asked what our reasons were and 90% of them are cost related. I'm saving over $200 per month and will be putting them in a catholic preschool vs. a daycare w/ a preschool type curriculum.
He asked if I can provide him with the rates so that he can see if it would be cost efficient for him to bring his price down in order to keep us.
I'm not 100% comfortable..I don't want to burn my bridges w/ them..and I wish I could say that I didn't like them/teachers/etc.. Even if he drops the price to meet it, I am still switching.
How would you reply?
Re: WWYD? Daycare wants to know about competition
Tell him the prices. But also tell him that even if he meets it you are still leaving. Don't let him waste time on you.
That said, are you saying you don't like the teachers but don't want to tell him that? If that's why I was leaving, I'd be honest. He can't do anything to improve on his business if you aren't honest with him and I'm a firm believer in helping people improve when they ask for help.
If the quality of care was any part of your decision, why not tell him? We left a place after four years and I wasn't shy about telling them along the way when I was unhappy--who and why. I was diplomatic about it, but they needed to know. These are people's kids they have, and when they wouldn't adjust, we left, and they were told exactly why. I hope it made a difference for the kids who remained there. Good luck with the new school!
I told him what my other reasons were but b/c the bulk of it is cost he wants to know.
It's not the teachers. They only have 2 rooms..Sabrina will repeat her current room and Nicholas will either repeat the room he is in now or repeat the second room. They do structure their learning accordingly - kids are grouped based on skills.
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Why not, the church daycares/preschools are always cheaper anyway since they are not for profit. If he pushes you play the religion card.